President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigerians are now leaving white-collar jobs for agriculture.

He said this was enhanced by the Federal Government’s back-to-the-land policy, according to a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, on Friday.

The statement, which was titled, ‘Nigerians not regretting our back-to-the-land policy, President Buhari rells ex-Ethiopian PM’, quoted the president as saying this while receiving in audience former Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe.

Buhari said the focus on agriculture by his regime “is paying off handsomely”, and “Nigerians are not regretting it”.

He was quoted as saying, “We needed to go back to the land, as petroleum could no longer sustain the country, particularly with fluctuating prices. Today, we eat what we grow, and we have stopped importation of many food products. There’s no foreign exchange to even waste again.

“Agriculture has also helped us to generate employment. We have embraced technology, and some people are even leaving the offices to go back to the land. And they are not regretting it. That is the feedback we get.”

The former Prime Minister congratulated Buhari for achievements Nigeria has attained under him, especially in agriculture, and for successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Saying he was in the country on the auspices of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, His Excellency Boshe noted that the organization was working in 16 countries in Africa, “and if we want to change anything in the continent, it must start with Nigeria.”

He stressed that Africa must emulate what is happening in other parts of the world as regards agriculture, and with Nigeria having achieved greatly, being able to stop rice importation, “ we want to champion the Nigerian policy at the continental level.

We should have a common African voice on food self-sufficiency. Africa can feed the globe.”

https://www.tori.ng/news/174025/nigerians-now-leaving-offices-for-farms-buhari.html

News like this warm my heart, now start tackling the insecurities in the nation mr President

Stop lying sir

lol

Buhari is delusional

Illusion or delusion, i dont know what to call this.

If seasoned farmers are running away from their farms due to insecurity is it office workers that would have the liver to face bandits and kidnappers.

As it is no amount of propaganda can wish away the skyrocketing price of foodstuffs in the market.

The ones wey lose there job abi the ones wey still dey work

Majority are still farming at sustenance level, commercial agriculture is what really boosts an economy. It is only a government with no sustainable achievement goal that attributes people's survival strategies as an achievement. The focus should be food security; when they actually farm,are the produce solving the food scarcity and inflation in the country? In this prespective, you will know the goal has not been really achieved.Needless, to mention that just this year UNESCO advised us to curb food insecurity.You don't praise yourself with no significant evidence! Thanks.

Olúwa oooooo

Lol
Opposite is clearly the case, Fulani herdsmen terrorists have intimidated, killed and chase farmers out of their farms.

I am not suprise of this stupid lies coming from Aso Rock mannequin.

DuwaRepublic:
News like this warm my heart, now start tackling the insecurities in the nation mr President

Of what use is ur education ? Sit down and think about what I just said

This man is a real goat.

Insulting our collective sensitivity! Zombies are really doing a tough job because only a zombie can defend this nonsense. Which farm are people going to? What happened to all the investments of the abroad returnees who invested millions in agriculture? Those that were not killed were maimed, kidnapped or/and had their farms destroyed and you know it! Why the lies? Who goes to the farm these days?

This president is batshit crazy. Does he know how expensive food is in the market now?